MIKE PHELAN has expressed his frustration at the ingrained negativity he feels is threatening to undermine Hull’s fight for Premier League survival.

Mike Phelan has urged fans to end their feud with Hull owner Assem Allam

The beleaguered head coach called on supporters to end their feud with owner Assem Allam for the sake of the club’s future ahead of the relegation clash with Crystal Palace.

Hull have won one of their last 12 top-flight games to leave them second from bottom and in danger of an immediate return to the Championship amid continued supporter unrest at the Egyptian businessman, who saved the club from financial ruin in 2010.

The Tigers have recorded their lowest Premier League crowd this season in a stay-away protest from fans urging the Allams to sell up.

Phelan has guided the team to an EFL Cup semi-final against his old club Manchester United, but it is a rare bright spot in a season of struggle.

“Since I’ve been here, there’s been a general undercurrent of opposition to everything,” he said. “Whenever there’s a performance that’s not liked or a player that’s not playing well, it’s easy to revert back to that type of mood. Supporters have an outlook that’s different to that of those working in the club.

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Hull will go up against Manchester United in the EFL Cup semi-finals in January

“Negativity at this club seems to play its part whenever it can and we have to try and change that mentality. It’s never gone away about the ownership of this club and it rears its head in every game we play, be it home or away.

“I’m not saying that makes the players feel down or worse, but it’s an encouragement if we just get on with the game of football and support the players on the field.”

Alan Pardew’s mood has certainly improved after Palace ended their six-match run in the Premier League without a victory last week.

But the manager admitted: “The pressure is still on me. A win is like gold dust to us, but it’s become very tough to get something in this League and we are still hurting from previous results.

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Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew wants his side to pick up the points

“Hull are now in the situation we were last week. The spotlight will be on them just as it was on us last Saturday. It brought the best out of us, and we will expect that from City. We know just how hungry they will be, we need to be ready for them.

“I love this club, and I love my job, and nobody is more committed to getting it right. But we have not been delivering the points we have needed to, and that’s what I want to address.

“If we can then hopefully my position will become a little more secure because you have to understand the pressure will quickly kick back in if we lose another three games on the trot.”